Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-18

green of the tropical plants about it, and
the pure blue of sea and sky, all bathed in
the bright sunshine of the day, as the
sun shines in winter so brightly on the
Riviera"
"Why, assuredly," ass6nted the profes.
sor, 1--WE all see and enjoy these things.
No doubt, too. the hotels join the company
IN beautifying the place. These pleasur,a
alone would build up Monte Carlo, as
they do Nice and Cannes"
Yes, eagerly added the banker, but
beside that the company welcome us all
INTO their most gorgeous concert hall
every afternoon or evening to hear a s1l
peru concert from an orchestra of S0
picked performers. Such concert Theo-
dore Thomas in America would charge
dollar ticket for, and this rare treat 10
given free also. After the G3O table mote
dinner it is the thing" as matter Of
course, for all 20 of the fine hotels to ponr
their crowds into the casino concert room
and they jam it full, always.
An" said the professor, when was
boy, used to repeat the following quo
tation; you remind me Of it now, by your
glowing praise of the tactics of this com
pany:
viii you walk into my parlor?
Said the spider to the fly.
It's the prettiest little parlor,
That you ever did espy.
Did any of you ever hear that, my
group, with a sly twinkle in his eye.
We all laughed heartily at his applica
tlon so pat to the point, when our fine lady
came to the front. Why" said she, we
ladies go: OF course we go. What else is
there to do And then you know, though.
after the concert good many go to their
hotels again, yet it is so easy to step Just
across the hall into the play rooms. La
dies of all sorts play, even more than the
gentlemen. You can see them there in silks
and diamonds. No one is ashamed of it.
In fact it is the usual topic of conversation
when you see your friends. l have ven
tured good many francs there myself.
\ on see the tables are crowded, but they
persuade us that nobody CANDLES. We
just drop coin on a certain number that
Is painted on the table. They turn a
wheel. A little ball dances about in the
wheel and rests IN either red or a black
mole. IL 1t goes one way | win, if the other
lose, but ] win from the bank not from
a person don't beggar anybody. | only
crop my coin on number. In less time
IMAM could wink it is either snapped up
by the bank, or else | get it back again
and much more, but | myself never do
anything about 1t. 1t is only little limo
cent fun
my friend" rejoined the professor,
may take issue with you on that last
remark. Only innocent fun? Consider
IT, Common story sets down that that
bank 5 profits for the company for last
year reached el5O,OOO sterling $3.50, 900.
The despairing losers who were driven by
its murderous influence to suicide were
70. Monte Carlo without the eaming
would be heaven on earth while it is,
to those who play, an inferno. The gov
ernments of Europe have all made play
like this illegal. Before very long they
must buy out, or stamp out this prince. or
IN some other way stop his debauching
the morals of their subjects, or the ruin
will grow with added mischief yearly"
We gave our professor our hearty assent,
and good night. THEo A. HOPKINS.